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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Mat returned home with his fish?
(a) He kissed Ella hello at the door.
(b) He started cleaning the fish.
(c) He got in an arguement with his wife, Ella.
(d) He got in his car and drove to Mathu's house.

2. Why was Clatoo dressed in a nice shirt and bow tie?
(a) He had just returned from church with Reverend Jameson.
(b) He had just been to a funeral.
(c) He was returning from work.
(d) He sold vegetables out of his truck and always wanted to remind people that he was a businessman.

3. Why did Chimley not like white people calling him by his nickname?
(a) Because he wasn't very dark-skinned and he wondered why they called him by that name.
(b) Because white people mistakenly called him Chimney.
(c) Chimley thought they were making fun of him.
(d) Chimley did not like white people.

4. When Miss Merle arrives back at the Marshall house, what does she tell Bea?
(a) That she needs a drink.
(b) That Beau Boutan is dead.
(c) That she brought an apple pie for Jack.
(d) That she needs a twelve-gauge shotgun.

5. What was Mathu always bragging about?
(a) About being a good shot.
(b) About how fast he could work.
(c) About not having white man's blood in his veins.
(d) About his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who agreed with Gil?

2. How many years had Miss Merle known Candy?

3. What happened to Oliver?

4. How did Tucker's brother Silas get into trouble with white people?

5. How did Clatoo know that Candy was lying?

(see the answer key)

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